View full sizePosted at NorthCoastOregon.comTraining exercises carried out between Friday, June 8 through Sunday, June 10.

Organizers responsible for planning and conducting a three-day, Search and Rescue training and mock search scenario are thrilled with the results. Sheriff’s Offices from Clatsop and Washington counties joined with the Search and Rescue team from host Columbia County to increase the Search and Rescue/Emergency Planning capabilities in the northwest corner of the state of Oregon.

“This was a great opportunity for the volunteers and staffs that make up the search and rescue contingents in three counties to work together and learn from each other,” said Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson. “Organizers came away from the event calling it a ‘huge success.’”